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in oakland, people turned in 300 guns. that included a machine gun and military-style assault rifle. organizers had to reschedule 80 waiting cars because it got dark. in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >> what did you turn in to get that? >> my mother's .22 pistol. >> reporter: in a first of its kind gun buy-back, oakland and san francisco police department paired with youth uprising and a private donor to offer cash for guns. no names, no questions asked, just $200 a gun. >> thank you very much. >> what inspired me is the incident that took place in connecticut as well as my own son was murdered. i just want to help out. >> reporter: the mass shooting in newtown, connecticut, happened less than 24 hours before people started lining up in oakland today
in oakland, people turned in 300 guns. that included a machine gun and military-style assault rifle. organizers had to reschedule 80 waiting cars because it got dark. in san francisco, they ran out of cash after buying back 125 guns. noel walker tells us many had the recent events in connecticut on their minds when they handed over the firearms. >> reporter: guns on every corner and in every trunk. and no one got arrested for it. in fact, they got cash. >> cold hard cash. >>...
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the party included a live band and a who's who of oakland politicians. it will help students who are pursuing higher education. he lost his bid for an at large seat. >>> in fairfax an elderly man is fighting mad over what he calls a vile machine. he's talking about leaf blowers. what he's doing now. >> reporter: douglas green says he's sick and tired of noisy leaf blowers waking him up every wednesday morning. he says the fumes and dust aggravate his pullmy their disease. his frustration fueled a campaign to ban gas powered yard blowers. the 71-year-old man started talking to anyone who would listen. within a few weeks his petition had more than 1300 supporters. >> there were so many people who hate this vile machine. >> they're too noisy. i'd like to see them go away. >> reporter: but many gardeners and landscapers consider leaf blowers essential tools. they're willing to abide by regulations, but say an outright ban would increase costs for consumers. >> the leaf blowers are an important part of our industry. we can reduce 4 hours of labor to 15 minute
the party included a live band and a who's who of oakland politicians. it will help students who are pursuing higher education. he lost his bid for an at large seat. >>> in fairfax an elderly man is fighting mad over what he calls a vile machine. he's talking about leaf blowers. what he's doing now. >> reporter: douglas green says he's sick and tired of noisy leaf blowers waking him up every wednesday morning. he says the fumes and dust aggravate his pullmy their disease. his...
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look at 71 degrees in santa rosa, oakland maxed out at 70. san jose 67. pacifica in the mid-60s. the satellite loop not much in the way of cloud cover. we can probably tell you we will have more rain showers to track over the next few days. not for tonight, and not for tomorrow. temperatures have been dropping off a bit over the past few hours, as you would expect. already in the 40s, toward fairfield, and napa. santa rosa, currently 50 degrees. downtown san francisco right now in the upper 50s. forecast headline for tonight. fair skies, chilly out there as we showed you. tomorrow, mostly sunny skies. it will be mild once again for the afternoon hours. the cooling trend, we will be tracking more showers. overnight lows, first thing monday morning, get ready for school and work. temperatures in the upper 30s. san francisco, 46, san jose 44 degrees. steve paulson will be here early tomorrow morning, beginning at 4:30, tracking the cold temperatures that start out near monday. high pressure is still in command of our weather. the dry weather pattern continues. it will be mild to war
look at 71 degrees in santa rosa, oakland maxed out at 70. san jose 67. pacifica in the mid-60s. the satellite loop not much in the way of cloud cover. we can probably tell you we will have more rain showers to track over the next few days. not for tonight, and not for tomorrow. temperatures have been dropping off a bit over the past few hours, as you would expect. already in the 40s, toward fairfield, and napa. santa rosa, currently 50 degrees. downtown san francisco right now in the upper...
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outside port of oakland headquarters. more than two dozen union members demanded what they called justice for about 100 nonunion coworkers at the airport who share their stories with board members upstairs. >> i don't get my break until 10 pháeups before i have to leave. >> without sick days, without over time pay, without breaks. >> reporter: arkeema says she was fired from subway at the oakland airport for complaining about conditions on the job. >> who's going to support me? i have to pay my rent. i have to pay my food. i dropped all my classes. >> reporter: local 2850 have been without a contract since june and now they've given airport contractor hms host a december 26 deadline to work out a deal and address complaints of nonunion workers or else they could go on strike at the height of christmas travel. >> i am glad a time like the holiday season that there's a lot of passengers coming in and out of the airport. people will appreciate the work that concession workers do when they can't buy their candy on the way to
outside port of oakland headquarters. more than two dozen union members demanded what they called justice for about 100 nonunion coworkers at the airport who share their stories with board members upstairs. >> i don't get my break until 10 pháeups before i have to leave. >> without sick days, without over time pay, without breaks. >> reporter: arkeema says she was fired from subway at the oakland airport for complaining about conditions on the job. >> who's going to...
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police chased the car to 105th avenue in oakland. that's where the car crashed into other vehicles including a police cruiser. two suspects ran from the scene police later caught them and arrested them, one suspect had minor injuries. no one else was hurt. >>> vallejo police are looking for the driver who hit a pe -- a pedestrian then took off hitting a man leaving him at the scene. he receive add head injury and was hospitalized. witnesses say the suspect was racing down the street. the car is described as a black honda civic with front end damage. >>> police are investigating why two cars collided leaving a man injured. the woman from san jose was driving the toyota camry she was pronounced dead. the other driver is still being treated for his injury. >>> nurses have taken to the picket line. it is the eighth strike since talks between the union and hospitals broke down. and at one of the picket lines in berkeley that is where ktvu's cara liu joins us tonight. cara. >>> the picket line wrapped up out here earlier this afternoon but
police chased the car to 105th avenue in oakland. that's where the car crashed into other vehicles including a police cruiser. two suspects ran from the scene police later caught them and arrested them, one suspect had minor injuries. no one else was hurt. >>> vallejo police are looking for the driver who hit a pe -- a pedestrian then took off hitting a man leaving him at the scene. he receive add head injury and was hospitalized. witnesses say the suspect was racing down the street....
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the man happens to be an oakland police cadet and went for his gun. one of the suspects took the weapon and began pistol whipping the victim. the woman was not harmed. >>> police want to find a man who fired on one of their officers and they're offering $10,000 for information. the wanted man fired on the officer during a traffic stop. at least one shot went through the windshield of a police car. the officer had minor injuries as a result. the gunman's car was found later, it was stolen. >>> members of seiu local 1021 are set to vote on a deal next week. this comes a week after a worker's strike and less than a year after voters turned down if last contract. the union is made up of custodial, electrical and support staff at oakland international airport and the port of oakland. >>> another honor was kept from an eagle scout because he's gay. assembly speaker john perez wants to pay tribute to the teenager's bravery. >>> today was moving day at the state capital. workers there spent the day moving boxes and furniture and getting offices ready for the
the man happens to be an oakland police cadet and went for his gun. one of the suspects took the weapon and began pistol whipping the victim. the woman was not harmed. >>> police want to find a man who fired on one of their officers and they're offering $10,000 for information. the wanted man fired on the officer during a traffic stop. at least one shot went through the windshield of a police car. the officer had minor injuries as a result. the gunman's car was found later, it was...
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reporting live tonight, in oakland, heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland's mayor and police chief also attended a neighborhood crime meeting tonight. a mother of two isn't convinced things are going to get better. >> tired of it. tired of the violence. tired of the shooting. it was like it takes them a while, to try to find people that's doing it, but they never seem to find them. >> reporter: crime continues to plague the city. last night, two men and a women were shot on east 18th near lake merritt. a stray bullet struck another man a couple of blocks away. all four shooting victims are expected to survive. we're told three men in hoodies were seen running from the scene. >>> john mcafee is no longer on the run. he is now under arrest in guatemala. authorities say he was taken into custody at an upscale hotel in guatemala did he, after he formally requested an asylum. he had been in hiding since november 11, when police in belize named him as a person of interest in the killing of his neighbor. >>> new at 10:00, a poll released tonight show more californians like what gove
reporting live tonight, in oakland, heather holmes, ktvu, channel 2 news. >>> oakland's mayor and police chief also attended a neighborhood crime meeting tonight. a mother of two isn't convinced things are going to get better. >> tired of it. tired of the violence. tired of the shooting. it was like it takes them a while, to try to find people that's doing it, but they never seem to find them. >> reporter: crime continues to plague the city. last night, two men and a women...
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and as ktvu's loraine blanco reports from oakland, that was also true at the raider games. >> reporter: fans pumped up. >> kids playing football. >> last game of the year. >> surf and turf on the grill. all the expected sights of a raider tailgate. but today there's a feeling of pain. the stadium put their flags at half staff. >> it's all on our minds. we're here for the football. but we're remembering. and we're just trying to get through it and just trying to put a little tribute out to those guys. >> reporter: across the nfl and here at the stadium players stopped for a moment of silence to think about the children at sandy hook elementary. some people held up messages. >> for all the families, all the raider nation, this is from us. >> i cried all day friday, and today was get away and just try and en -- enjoy myself a little bit. >> reporter: when t.j. heard about the shooting, he just wanted to be home with his 7-year-old. >> i said where is ethena. is she at school? is she okay. it's pretty devastating and my hearts goes out to those families. >> reporter: the 49ers were in foxb
and as ktvu's loraine blanco reports from oakland, that was also true at the raider games. >> reporter: fans pumped up. >> kids playing football. >> last game of the year. >> surf and turf on the grill. all the expected sights of a raider tailgate. but today there's a feeling of pain. the stadium put their flags at half staff. >> it's all on our minds. we're here for the football. but we're remembering. and we're just trying to get through it and just trying to put...
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reporting live in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> strong demand and low mortgage rates are pushing to create a strong home sales. that's up more than 20% from the same time last year. the percentage of foreclosures and short sales fell to 25% of sales from 50% a year ago. >>> there's word from san francisco tonight of a near record real estate deal. 2901 broadway closed education crow recently for a reported $28,850,000. the áf that would be the third most expensive home sale in san francisco history. and according to socket site, the new owners will have to deal with a -- a higher property sales tax. >>> the u.n. ambassador was widely believed to be the president's favorite to replace hillary clinton. president obama said he regretted what he called the unfair and misleading attacks on susan rice. >>> massachusetts senator john kerry is now the front runner for secretary of state he was the first to issue a statement today praising susan rice as a capable and dedicated public servant. kerry is known as a foreign policy expert. it's expected he will receive little opposition durin
reporting live in oakland, patti lee, ktvu news. >>> strong demand and low mortgage rates are pushing to create a strong home sales. that's up more than 20% from the same time last year. the percentage of foreclosures and short sales fell to 25% of sales from 50% a year ago. >>> there's word from san francisco tonight of a near record real estate deal. 2901 broadway closed education crow recently for a reported $28,850,000. the áf that would be the third most expensive home...